1997–98 Deportivo de La Coruña season explained

Season:1997–98
Manager:Carlos Alberto Silva (until 15 October)[1]
José Manuel Corral (from 18 October)[2]
Chairman:Augusto César Lendoiro
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chrtitle:President
League Topscorer:Djalminha (8)[3]
Season Topscorer:Djalminha (10)
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Nextseason:1998–99

Deportivo La Coruña's 1997 - 98 season included its 33rd appearance in La Liga, where it ranked in 12th place. The club also competed in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup.

Summary

1997 - 98 was to be the first full season in charge for Brazilian coach Carlos Alberto Silva, who had taken over from John Toshack following the Welshman's resignation in February.[4] [5] Silva had a strong start, guiding Deportivo to 3rd in La Liga by the end of the season, and earning them a return to European competition after a year away by qualifying for the 1997 - 98 UEFA Cup. Their first round opponents were Auxerre, but a 2 - 1 defeat at Estadio Riazor[6] followed by a goalless draw in France saw Depor eliminated before the end of September.[7]

Deportivo were also far from convincing in La Liga, and a 3 - 1 home defeat by Real Valladolid on 15 October left them 15th in the table, with just one win from their first six matches.[8] Silva was sacked, and replaced by José Manuel Corral until the end of the season.[9] Corral improved the club's league form slightly, but they were only able to finish the season a disappointing 12th, their lowest placing since 1991 - 92. They did reach the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, but were defeated 3 - 1 on aggregate by Segunda División side Deportivo Alavés.[10]

Corral made way at the end of the season for Javier Irureta,[11] paving the way for the most successful period of the club's history. Irureta would lead them to their first top flight title only two seasons later.

Players

Squad

Source:[12]

Out on loan for the full season

Source:[13]

Transfers

[13] [14]

In

Pos Player From Notes
Summer
5
9
18
19
25
Winter
8
11 [15]
12 405 million Pta[16]
23
26 Loan return

Out

Pos Player To Notes
Summer
1
5 Free
11 4 billion Pta ($26 million)[17]
18
19
21
22 Loan
26 Loan
27 Loan
Winter
8
9
15
17
22 Free[18]

Statistics

Last updated on 14 April 2021.[3] [19] [20] |-|colspan="14"|Players who have left the club after the start of the season:|}

Competitions

La Liga

See main article: 1997–98 La Liga.

Matches

Copa del Rey

RoundOpponentAggregateFirst legSecond leg
VenueResultRefVenueResultRef
Round of 163–1 1–0 [21] 2–1 [22]
Quarter-finals1–3 1–3 [23] 0–0 [24]

UEFA Cup

First round

Auxerre won 2 - 1 on aggregate

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matches Carlos Alberto Silva . BDFutbol . 11 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Matches Corral . BDFutbol . 22 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Primera División 1997/1998 . worldfootball.net . 8 April 2021.
  4. News: Toshack's amazing 30 years as boss . WalesOnline . Paul Abbandonato . 1 March 2008 . 10 February 2018.
  5. Web site: Squad of Deportivo de La Coruña 1996-97 First Division . BDFutbol . 22 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Deportivo-Auxerre 1997 History . UEFA Europa League . 11 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Auxerre-Deportivo 1997 History . UEFA Europa League . 22 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Classification First Division 1997-98 . BDFutbol . 11 April 2021.
  9. Web site: Squad of Deportivo de La Coruña 1997-98 First Division . BDFutbol . 22 March 2021.
  10. Web site: Quarters: Deportivo Alavés vs Deportivo de La Coruña. Dailymotion . Spanish.
  11. Web site: Squad of Deportivo de La Coruña 1998-99 First Division . BDFutbol . 22 March 2021.
  12. Web site: Deportivo La Coruña - 1997/98 . FootballSquads . 11 April 2021.
  13. Web site: Deportivo La Coruña » Transfers 1997/1998 . worldfootball.net . 13 April 2021.
  14. Web site: Deportivo La Coruña - 1996/97 . FootballSquads . 13 April 2021.
  15. News: Manteca Martínez por Pandiani. Manteca Martínez for Pandiani. Deportivo La Coruña. es. 23 December 1999. 4 October 2017.
  16. Web site: La historia de Lionel Scaloni: el hombre que le teme a los aviones pero derribaba "gigantes" y llevó al título al Sub 20. The story of Lionel Scaloni: the man who fears airplanes but brought down "giants" and took Under 20s to title. Infobae. Sergio. Levinsky. es. 8 August 2018. 26 September 2019.
  17. https://web.archive.org/web/20071117101103/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid=74934.html Rivaldo: In the name of the father
  18. http://www.toffeeweb.com/players/past/Madar.html ToffeeWeb's Everton Player Fact File: Mickael Madar
  19. Web site: Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Copa del Rey 1997/1998 . worldfootball.net . 14 April 2021.
  20. Web site: Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Europa League 1997/1998 . worldfootball.net . 14 April 2021.
  21. Web site: Abreu vuelva 'locos' a los osasunistas . Mundo Deportivo . 16 April 2021.
  22. Web site: El Depor pasa ronda sin gustar . Mundo Deportivo . 16 April 2021.
  23. Web site: Mendizorroza continúa soñando . Mundo Deportivo . 16 April 2021.
  24. Web site: Súper Alavés . Mundo Deportivo . 16 April 2021.